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Mrs. Rose M. Ohaus, of lawful age being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says; That I am the Superintendent of the Childs Welfare, and Social Service Organization of Tulsa County, Oklahoma. That on or about the 2nd, day of February 1921, she called the attention of Mr. Severs, County Attorney for Tulsa County Oklahoma, to the fact that one H. E. Dodge, had committed the crime of rape, against the person of Vernal Yarbel. That the said County Attorney, filed an information against the said Dodge, charging him with the crime of Statutory Rape, and said defendant was apprehended and arraigned, and bond fixed in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) cash, for his appearance at the preliminary trial. That thereafter towit; on or about the 15th day of February 1921, in the Court of H. J. Gray, Justice of the Peace of District Four, Tulsa County Oklahoma, said defendant bond was declared forfeit, for his non-appearance. Affiant further states, that prior to the date set for the preliminary hearing she received information to the effect, that it was the intention to allow the defendant to escape punishment for his crime, and that she visited the County Attorneys Office, on said date in order to confer with Mr. Sever, County Attorney in regard to the matter. The County Attorney informed this affiant that he had made arrangement with the defendant whereby the said Vernal Yarbal, was to receive from the defendant the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month, and further informed the affiant, that it would be necessary to find a home for the said Vernal Yarbal, whereupon this affiant informed Mr. Severs, that the said Vernal Yarbal, was not an object of charity, and that no cash consideration was sought in her behalf, and affiant insisted that the prosecution be carried to a conclusion, whereupon said Mr. Severs, became very angry and informed this affiant that he did not intend to turn his office over to a bunch of cackling hens, and that the affiant was herself a public nuiescence, instead of a public welfare worker, affiant further says; that she has secured information to the effect that representatives of the defendant were allowed to visit the County Jail, where Vernal Yarbal was being kept, and that they visited her and attempted to bribe her so that she would not testify to the detriment of the defendant, the affiant further says, that when she remonstrated with the County Attorney regarding the manner in which the case had been handled, that he ordered her to leave the office, and informed her that her usefulness in so far as that office was concerned had ceased, further the affiant sayeth not.

Mrs. Rose M. Ohaus, of lawful age being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says; That I am the Superintendent of the Childs Welfare, and Social Service Organization of Tulsa County, Oklahoma. That on or about the 2nd, day of February 1921, she called the attention of Mr. Severs, County Attorney for Tulsa County Oklahoma, to the fact that one H. E. Dodge, had committed the crime of rape, against the person of Vernal Yarbel. That the said County Attorney, filed an information against the said Dodge, charging him with the crime of Statutory Rape, and said defendant was apprehended and arraigned, and bond fixed in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) cash, for his appearance at the preliminary trial. That thereafter towit; on or about the 15th day of February 1921, in the Court of H. J. Gray, Justice of the Peace of District Four, Tulsa County Oklahoma, said defendant bond was declared forfeit, for his non-appearance. Affiant further states, that prior to the date set for the preliminary hearing she received information to the effect, that it was the intention to allow the defendant to escape punishment for his crime, and that she visited the County Attorneys Office, on said date in order to confer with Mr. Sever, County Attorney in regard to the matter. The County Attorney informed this affiant that he had made arrangement with the defendant whereby the said Vernal Yarbal, was to receive from the defendant the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month, and further informed the affiant, that it would be necessary to find a home for the said Vernal Yarbal, whereupon this affiant informed Mr. Severs, that the said Vernal Yarbal, was not an object of charity, and that no cash consideration was sought in her behalf, and affiant insisted that the prosecution be carried to a conclusion, whereupon said Mr. Severs, became very angry and informed this affiant that he did not intend to turn his office over to a bunch of cackling hens, and that the affiant was herself a public nuiescence, instead of a public welfare worker, affiant further says; that she has secured information to the effect that representatives of the defendant were allowed to visit the County Jail, where Vernal Yarbal was being kept, and that they visited her and attempted to bribe her so that she would not testify to the detriment of the defendant, the affiant further says, that when she remonstrated with the County Attorney regarding the manner in which the case had been handled, that he ordered her to leave the office, and informed her that her usefulness in so far as that office was concerned had ceased, further the affiant sayeth not.